Locals fought the gentrification, but the gentrification won. This round anyway, as a Target boycott looms large. Some that remember the Cornet five-and-dime, a national chain akin to Target that closed shortly before the Antique Center took its place in the mid-1990s, aren't quite as fired-up.

Antique Center's sign came down on Monday (April 16).

Target's next dragon to slay is a shared parking agreement that gives South Beach Bar and Grill, two blocks down, exclusive use of their parking lot 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Per the city, Target can open up shop but can't operate these hours until the agreement is terminated. For this to happen, South Beach needs to find replacement parking or get off-site parking requirements relaxed. A planned remodel looks to address the latter with the coastal commission via an amendment removing the requirement that triggered South Beach's need for the Antique Center's parking spaces.